PROGRAMA DE LENGUA EXTRANJERA INSTITUCIONAL INTERLINGUA - LEVEL 2

NAME: JOSE DANIEL NIETO GUZMAN

Codigo: 20152142232

ACTIVITIES UNIT 1
LISTENING. PAGE 9
1. You will hear part of a radio pone-in program. Four foreigners are explaining how the UK is different from
what they expected. Listen and check what they are talking about.
Weather ___X__ English food ____ working hours ____ shopping __X__

Hot drinks __X___ people in the UK __X___ nightlife ____

2. What did the four people originally believe? Listen again and circle the correct sentence.
Carlo: a. It rains in London all the time. b. It only rains in London in September.

Maria: a. People from Scotland are English. b. People from Scotland are British.
Hans: a. Only foreigners shop at Harrods b. English people shop at Harrods.
Frederico: a. English people drink only tea. b. English people drink tea and coffee.

VOCABULARY
1. Look at the adjectives below and decide which ones can be used to describe the weather, a city/town or
people. Check the correct columns as in the example.

crowded quiet cold dangerou hot friendly warm safe noisy

s
Weather X X X
City/tow X X X X X
n x
People X X X X X

2. Read and complete the sentences with some of the adjectives from the table above.

a. The winters here are really cold and it snows a lot.

b. Mrs. Carson’s students are very noisy. They talk and laugh loudly during the lesson.
c. Lots of people go shopping on Saturdays and the stores are really crowded.
d. This city is not dangerous. It’s safe to walk around.
e. Our neighbors are warm and friendly. They brought us a cake the day we moved in.
READING AND WRITING
1. Read the e-mail and underline the information which corresponds to the topics a-e
below.
a. Where Jhon lives
b. Places to go out in Anchorage
c. The weather in Alaska
d. What Jhon does
e. The Alaskan’s favorite sport
Hello from Alaska!
My name’s John Silver and I’m your new e-pal. I’m 22 years old and I’m studying architecture at the University
of Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. I live in a one-bedroom apartment near the center of the city. Many of
my friends come from different countries. You see, lots of people of different nationalities live in Anchorage:
Koreans, Philippines, Chinese, Japanese, Native Americans and Inuits. It’s also very cold in Alaska. The winter
lasts nine months, there’s a lot of snow and only four hours of daylight! Today, it’s -30F! Alaska is really nice in
the spring when the ice melts. I sometimes go fishing with my grandfather. He’s a native Inuit and he knows
everything about fishing. After all, it’s the “sports of sports” here! What sports do you like? Lots of people think
Alaska is a boring place but that’s not true. There are many lively coffee shops and clubs in my area. What are
the clubs like in our country? That’s all for now. E-mail me when you can.
Take care,
John.
2. Writing task. Read the instructions on page 11.

Hello friends!

My name is JOSE and I am your new friend, I am 22 years old, I am studying AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING at the University of southern Colombia in the department of Huila, more exactly
in the city of Neiva. My parents live in the country. I have SIX brothers and five nephews.
I live with my dad and a sisterr in a house in Algeciras - Huila. At this time, I cannot meet my
friends because we are in quarantine and we cannot leave the house but we communicate by
video call frequently. During quarantine virtual study while classes are normalized.
It is very hot in Algeciras and for vacations we go for a walk to the nearest river. Where are
you going on vacations? When I'm not studying I work . If you come to visit there will be many
very interesting places to visit such as the giant's hand and the dam of bethany, are there
places like this in your city?
e-mail me when can
bye for now, best wishes
Jose.